Don’t forget hand care when promoting hand hygiene in hospitals

Campion, K

doi:10.1136/bmj.h4436

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“…ABH causes less skin dryness, requires only approximately one third of the time to perform, and is more effective in eliminating microorganisms, relative to soap and water, when the hands are visibly clean (1,4) . Other measures should be considered to reduce the risk of developing occupational skin disease as using gloves only for as long as necessary; washing visibly soiled hands with soap and water; and applying moisturizer mainly at the end of the day (1,(4)(5) . With respect to healthcare professionals' adherence to use this type of HH procedure, some international studies indicate an increasing trend in using ABH in practice (3)(4) .…”

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Adherence and factors related to acceptance of alcohol for antiseptic hand rubbing among nursing professionals

Oliveira

Gama

Paula

2017

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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Objective: Identify rates of adhesion and related factors to acceptance of an alcohol based preparation to hands antiseptic friction among nursing professionals in a unit of intensive therapy. Method: A cross-sectional study, which involved direct observation of hand hygiene opportunities and nursing professionals' completion of questionnaires, was conducted at a university hospital between January and July 2015. Descriptive and univariate analyses were performed, with a 5% significance level. Results: It was observed 956 opportunities of hand hygiene among 46 nursing professionals. The rate of adhesion to alcohol-based handrub (ABH) was 34.8% and about 87.0% preferred handwashing. Nurses used ABH more frequently than nursing technicians (p <0.001), and the report of feeling of clean hands after using the alcohol product was directly related to higher rates of adherence to antiseptic friction through observation (P <0.05). Conclusion: The finding indicating low ABH usage highlights the need for greater institutional investment in strategies that help health professionals to recognize the advantages of this type of HH with respect to time spent, ease of access to dispensers, effectiveness in eliminating microorganisms, and maintaining skin moisturization.

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